{"id":3824,"date":"2013-04-26T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/?p=3824"},"modified":"2016-01-18T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T13:42:06","slug":"still-missing-out-on-the-new-su-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/2013\/04\/still-missing-out-on-the-new-su-website\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->Still missing out on the new SU website?<!--:--><!--:af-->Sien jy nog die ou US-webwerf?<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2013\/04\/sun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" align=\"right\" \/>On Monday when we browsed to www.sun.ac.za, most of us were met with a fresh new Stellenbosch University web site. \u00a0For those of you who still haven&#8217;t managed to see what the fuss is about, here&#8217;s how to fix that. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun.ac.za\/afrikaans\/Lists\/news\/DispForm.aspx?ID=100\" target=\"_blank\">Read more on the new site)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each time you access a page through your web browser, the browser caches (i.e., stores) it locally. The browser does this to\u00a0reduce\u00a0bandwidth\u00a0usage,\u00a0server\u00a0load and also to load pages faster.<\/p>\n<p>By doing this, the browser doesn&#8217;t have to newly retrieve files or images from the remote web site each time. As convenient as this is, it also means that if you do not clean your browser&#8217;s cache, you might miss out on new information and any changes on websites.<\/p>\n<p>If, after Monday&#8217;s changes to the university&#8217;s homepage, you are experiencing problems accessing the new sun page or any other sun web pages, we suggest you clear your browser&#8217;s cache.<\/p>\n<p>Below you&#8217;ll find instructions on how to do this, depending on the browser you use.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Internet Explorer 9 and 8<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>, and select\u00a0<strong>Delete Browsing History&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Deselect\u00a0<strong>Preserve Favorites website data<\/strong>, and select\u00a0<strong>Temporary Internet files<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Cookies<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>History<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Internet Explorer 7<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>From the\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0menu in the upper right, select\u00a0<strong>Delete Browsing History&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>To delete your cache, click\u00a0<strong>Delete files&#8230;<\/strong>.To delete your cookies, click\u00a0<strong>Delete cookies&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.\n<p>To delete your history, click\u00a0<strong>Delete history&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Close<\/strong>, and then click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0to exit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Firefox<\/h3>\n<p>The following instructions apply to Firefox 3.5 and later.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0menu, select\u00a0<strong>Clear Recent History<\/strong>. (Alternatively, in Firefox 4 and above for Windows, you can also click the orange\u00a0<strong>Firefox<\/strong>\u00a0button, and then select\u00a0<strong>Clear Recent History<\/strong>\u00a0from the\u00a0<strong>History<\/strong>\u00a0menu.)If the menu bar is hidden, press\u00a0Alt\u00a0to make it visible.<\/li>\n<li>From the\u00a0<strong>Time range to clear:<\/strong>\u00a0drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select\u00a0<strong>Everything<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the down arrow next to &#8220;Details&#8221; to choose which elements of the history to clear. Click\u00a0<strong>Clear Now<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Chrome<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In the browser bar, enter: chrome:\/\/settings\/clearBrowserData<\/li>\n<li>Select the items you want to clear (e.g.,\u00a0<strong>Clear browsing history<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Clear download history<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Empty the cache<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data<\/strong>).From the\u00a0<strong>Obliterate the following items from:<\/strong>\u00a0drop-down menu, you can choose the period of time for which you want to clear cached information. To clear your entire cache, select\u00a0<strong>the beginning of time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Clear browsing data<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\">Opera<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the\u00a0<strong>Opera<\/strong>\u00a0menu, select\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>, and then\u00a0<strong>Delete Private Data&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the dialog box that opens, select the items you want to clear, and then click\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Safari<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>From the\u00a0<strong>Safari<\/strong>\u00a0menu, select\u00a0<strong>Reset Safari&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>From the menu, select the items you want to reset, and then click\u00a0<strong>Reset<\/strong>. As of Safari 5.1,\u00a0<strong>Remove all website data<\/strong>\u00a0covers both cookies and cache.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em;\">Mobile Safari for iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To clear cache and cookies:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the home screen, tap\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>, and then tap\u00a0<strong>Safari<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>At the bottom of Safari&#8217;s settings screen, tap\u00a0<strong>Clear cookies and data<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>Clear Cookies<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Clear Cache<\/strong>. Confirm when prompted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To clear history:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the home screen, tap\u00a0<strong>Safari<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>At the bottom of the screen, tap the\u00a0<strong>Bookmarks<\/strong>\u00a0icon.<\/li>\n<li>In the lower left, tap\u00a0<strong>Clear<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Tap\u00a0<strong>Clear History<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Android<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Start your browser.<\/li>\n<li>Tap\u00a0<strong>Menu<\/strong>, and then tap\u00a0<strong>More<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under &#8220;Privacy settings&#8221;, select\u00a0<strong>Clear cache<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Clear history<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>Clear all cookie data<\/strong>\u00a0as appropriate, and then tap\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0to accept (or\u00a0<strong>Cancel<\/strong>\u00a0to cancel) the deletion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">(SOURCES:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kb.iu.edu\/data\/ahic.html\">http:\/\/kb.iu.edu\/data\/ahic.html<\/a>\u00a0&amp; www.wikipedia.org)<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><!--:af--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2013\/04\/sun.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" align=\"right\" \/>Die afgelope Maandag is ons verras deur `n splinternuwe US-tuisblad, maar sommige mense kon nie dadelik die nuwe www.sun.ac.za sien nie. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun.ac.za\/afrikaans\/Lists\/news\/DispForm.aspx?ID=100\" target=\"_blank\">Read more on the new site)<\/a>\u00a0Ons verduidelik hoekom en hoe om dit reg te maak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elke keer wanneer jy `n bladsy deur middel van jou webblaaier lees, stoor die webblaaier die bladsy plaaslik. Die redes hiervoor is om die gebruik van bandwydte te verminder, die lading op die bediener te verminder en ook om bladsye vinniger oop te maak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jou webblaaier hoef gevolglik nie elke keer le\u00ears of grafika te gaan haal vanaf die bediener waarop die webwerf is nie, maar soek dit plaaslik op die hardeskyf. Alhoewel dit `n handige proses is, beteken dit ook dat, as jy nie jou blaaier se geheue gereeld skoonmaak nie, jy mag uitmis op veranderinge en nuwe inligting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Indien jy na Maandag se veranderinge aan die US-webwerf, toegang tot www.sun.ac.za of ander US-bladsye waarby jy voorheen kon uitkom, problematies vind, stel ons voor dat jy jou blaaier se kitsgeheue (<em>cache)\u00a0<\/em>skoonmaak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Onder is volledige instruksies om dit te doen, kies slegs jou spesifieke blaaier en volg die stappe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Internet Explorer 9 and 8<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>, and select\u00a0<strong>Delete Browsing History&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Deselect\u00a0<strong>Preserve Favorites website data<\/strong>, and select\u00a0<strong>Temporary Internet files<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Cookies<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>History<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Internet Explorer 7<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>From the\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0menu in the upper right, select\u00a0<strong>Delete Browsing History&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>To delete your cache, click\u00a0<strong>Delete files&#8230;<\/strong>.\n<p>To delete your cookies, click\u00a0<strong>Delete cookies&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To delete your history, click\u00a0<strong>Delete history&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Close<\/strong>, and then click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0to exit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Firefox<\/h3>\n<p>The following instructions apply to Firefox 3.5 and later.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0menu, select\u00a0<strong>Clear Recent History<\/strong>. (Alternatively, in Firefox 4 and above for Windows, you can also click the orange\u00a0<strong>Firefox<\/strong>\u00a0button, and then select\u00a0<strong>Clear Recent History<\/strong>\u00a0from the\u00a0<strong>History<\/strong>\u00a0menu.)\n<p>If the menu bar is hidden, press\u00a0Alt\u00a0to make it visible.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>From the\u00a0<strong>Time range to clear:<\/strong>\u00a0drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select\u00a0<strong>Everything<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Click the down arrow next to &#8220;Details&#8221; to choose which elements of the history to clear. Click\u00a0<strong>Clear Now<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Chrome<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In the browser bar, enter: chrome:\/\/settings\/clearBrowserData<\/li>\n<li>Select the items you want to clear (e.g.,\u00a0<strong>Clear browsing history<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Clear download history<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Empty the cache<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data<\/strong>).\n<p>From the\u00a0<strong>Obliterate the following items from:<\/strong>\u00a0drop-down menu, you can choose the period of time for which you want to clear cached information. To clear your entire cache, select\u00a0<strong>the beginning of time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Clear browsing data<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the\u00a0<strong>Opera<\/strong>\u00a0menu, select\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>, and then\u00a0<strong>Delete Private Data&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>In the dialog box that opens, select the items you want to clear, and then click\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Safari<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>From the\u00a0<strong>Safari<\/strong>\u00a0menu, select\u00a0<strong>Reset Safari&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>From the menu, select the items you want to reset, and then click\u00a0<strong>Reset<\/strong>. As of Safari 5.1,\u00a0<strong>Remove all website data<\/strong>\u00a0covers both cookies and cache.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mobile Safari for iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)<\/h3>\n<p>To clear cache and cookies:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the home screen, tap\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>, and then tap\u00a0<strong>Safari<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>At the bottom of Safari&#8217;s settings screen, tap\u00a0<strong>Clear cookies and data<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>Clear Cookies<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Clear Cache<\/strong>. Confirm when prompted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To clear history:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the home screen, tap\u00a0<strong>Safari<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>At the bottom of the screen, tap the\u00a0<strong>Bookmarks<\/strong>\u00a0icon.<\/li>\n<li>In the lower left, tap\u00a0<strong>Clear<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Tap\u00a0<strong>Clear History<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Android<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Start your browser.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Tap\u00a0<strong>Menu<\/strong>, and then tap\u00a0<strong>More<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Under &#8220;Privacy settings&#8221;, select\u00a0<strong>Clear cache<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Clear history<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>Clear all cookie data<\/strong>\u00a0as appropriate, and then tap\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0to accept (or\u00a0<strong>Cancel<\/strong>\u00a0to cancel) the deletion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(SOURCES:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kb.iu.edu\/data\/ahic.html\">http:\/\/kb.iu.edu\/data\/ahic.html<\/a>\u00a0&amp; www.w<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday when we browsed to www.sun.ac.za, most of us were met with a fresh new Stellenbosch University web site. \u00a0For those of you who still haven&#8217;t managed to see what the fuss is about, here&#8217;s how to fix that. 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